788 APPENDIX TO CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
do so, if you think she is acting in ignorance of the prohibition or believes herself 
to be outside prohibited waters, you may let her go with warning. If a ship is 
found deliberately offending, confiscate all her equipment necessary tor sealing, and 
record names of ship and master for prosecution afterwards. If you find American 
vessel deliberately offending, you are authorized by Convention just signed to arrest 
her, and you should record name of captain and vessel, and proof of offence, inform- 
ing American authorities. If you can, it will be your duty to co-operate with 
American cruizers, who will have similar orders. ‘‘Nymphe” and ‘‘ Pheasant” to 
proceed at ounce on this duty. ‘‘Porpoise” will proceed to Hiuliuk Harbour, Ouna- 
laska, from China, to be under command of ‘‘ Nymphe,” who will give copy instruc- 
tions for guidance. These vessels to remain on this service until close fishing season. 
Text of American Proclamation in newspapers of 16th June. Ask for further infor- 
mation on any points not clear to you. Acknowledge receipt by telegram. 
To Senior Officer, Esquimalt. 
With reference to my telegram of 16th June, line of demarcation proceeds in a 
course nearly south-west through Behring’s Strait and Behring’s Sea, so as to pass 
midway between the north-west point of the Island of St. Lawrence and the 
25 south-east point of Cape Tchukotoki to the meridian of 172° west longitude; 
thence from the intersection of that meridian in a south-westerly direction so 
as to pass midway between the Island of Attou and the Copper Island of the Kor- 
mandorski couplet or group in the North Pacific to the meridian of 167° east longi- 
tude, so as to include in the territory conveyed the whole of the Aleutian Islands 
east of that meridian. 
To Commander-in-chief, China. 
Order ‘‘ Porpoise” to proceed to rendezvous at Iliuliuk Harbour, Ounalaska, Beh- 
ring’s Sea, for service on fishery duties; will receive orders from ‘‘ Nymphe.” Order 
necessary charts Hong Kong if ‘‘Severn,” ‘ Leander,” have not got them. Coal 
ordered from Esquimalt. ‘‘ Severn,” ‘‘ Leander,” ‘“‘ Mercury” are no longer required, 
and available for ordinary station work. ‘‘Porpoise” to report by telegraph date 
sailing and probable arrival destination. 
To Senior Officer, Esquimalt. 
Arrange locally to send 1,800 tons coal Hinlink Harbour, Ounalaska, Behring’s Sea, 
for ‘‘Nymphe,” ‘‘ Pheasant,” “‘Porpoise.”” Half in time to meet ‘‘ Nyimphe,” ‘‘ Pheas- 
ant,” remainder ‘as necessary. ‘‘ Porpoise” joins from China. Report by telegraph 
arrangements. 
‘ No. 45. 
The Marquis of Salisbury to Sir R. Morier. 
FOREIGN OFFICE, June 17, 1891. 
Str: The Russian Ambassador to-day explained to me that it was 
impossible that his Government should forbid seal-hunting during the 
present year upon Russian lands and in Russian waters, because they 
had quite recently leased the seal fisheries to a Company, and as the 
lease had been solemnly confirmed by the Council of State, it was not 
in their power to go back upon it now. 
I explained to his Excellency that the American Government, not 
possessing the necessary legal power for arresting American vessels in 
the western part of Behring’s Sea, had restricted its consent to that 
part of Behring’s Sea which lay to the east of the line described in the 
Russian-American Treaty of 1867. It consequently followed that all 
that we now had occasion to ask of the Russian Government was that 
they would permit us to turn back and hinder from seal-hunting any 
vessels under the Russian flag which might appear to the east of the 
line to which I have referred. 
